Wednesday, February 11, 2009 [ sunstar.com.ph ]
WITH the successful conduct of the first Mindanao Investment Conference (Min-iCon), which was held in Davao City late last year, regional investment forums in the different regions in Mindanao will also be pushed through to further develop investments and opportunities.
In an interview at the Villa Margarita Hotel, Ednar Dayanghirang, former executive director of the Mindanao Business Council (MinBC), project manager of the Sustainable Responsible Investments (SRI) in Mindanao -- a special project of the MinBC -- said he will be going around Mindanao to arrange the event with the leaders of the different regions in the island.
"Butuan has already committed, but the conference will be conducted in the same area by the second quarter. We are also targeting Zamboanga Sibugay," Dayanghirang said, adding that he still has to meet the leaders in Zamboanga Sibugay to have some arrangements regarding the event.
Dayanghirang said the conduct of the regional investment forums is MinBC's undertaking under its SRI economic stream. It is a strategy to create more opportunities in the different industries and can generate livelihood among the people.
He said earlier that each region will be the one to identify the products it wants to promote.
Last year, MinBC, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao, highlighted and featured the opportunities and prospects for Pangasius, for the rubber industry, honeybee production, banana industry, coffee, and others.
Dayanghirang said if there will be enough time to implement the same event in the whole Mindanao Region, MinBC wishes to have at least one investment forum to be held in each region in Mindanao. (JGRS)
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